THE AGE THAT WILL BURY US (Parody of) The Age of Aquarius | Don Caron
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Just having some fun at the expense of a Whitehouse resident. Since the title is a bit fatalistic we included an optimistic ending.
LYRICS to THE AGE THAT WILL BURY US
(Lyrics written by Don Caron - Music by Galt MacDermot)
When a loon is in the big white house
and stupider than rocks on Mars
his team will fry the planet
unless they end up behind bars
This is the dawning of the age that will bury us
age that will bury us
will bury us
will bury us
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust are drowning
under falsehoods and derisions
emboldened by extreme divisions
sadistic distal ruination
And the blind's new liberation
will bury us
will bury us
Let the sunshine
Let the sun shine in
The sunshine in. (repeat)
HISTORY OF SOURCE MATERIAL (Aquarius)
The song that became known as The Age of Aquarius is actually a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical "Hair" by James Rado & Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group "The 5th Dimension."
The release reached number one on the charts for a period of six weeks in the spring of 1969.
The instrumental backing was written by Bill Holman and is was played by the group of musicians commonly known as the Wrecking Crew.
The recording was the recipient of the "Record of the Year" Grammy and the "Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Group" Grammy in 1970, after being published on the album The Age of Aquarius by the 5th Dimension, and also being released as a seven-inch vinyl single record.
The lyrics of this song were based on the astrological belief that the world would soon be entering the "Age of Aquarius", an age of love, light, and humanity, unlike the current "Age of Pisces". The exact circumstances for the change are "When the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars." This change was presumed to occur at the end of the 20th century; however, astrologers differ widely as to when. Their proposed dates range from 2062 to 2680.
Astrologer Neil Spencer denounced the lyrics as "astrological gibberish", noting that Jupiter aligns with Mars several times a year (which doesn't make sense either, since Mars' orbital year is 687 days) and the moon is in the 7th House for two hours every day.[6] These lines are considered by many[who?] to be merely poetic license, though some people take them literally.